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1945.10.34

Wooden comb with elaborately carved openwork head. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/2/2006]

1945.10.34

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden comb with elaborately carved openwork head. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/2/2006]
Geographical reference
Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola
Southern Angola
Person
Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton
PRM source Powell-Cotton Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1936-1937
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1945
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 70 mm, Length: max 155 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.10.34 Other numbers: Powell-Cotton number (37.2351) (2) 532

Search terms: Toilet, Ornament, Comb, Toilet Article, Hair Ornament

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